Brentwood Hills Church of Christ

Puppet Script for Children’s Worship Training

“Jacob”

Characters needed:

Old Man	(old man is played by a woman trying to make the voice of an old man, or a man who sounds like a woman trying to make the voice of an old man, hee hee!)
Lion	(either man or woman, but some kind of original voice)
Boy	(man talking like a boy, in a high-pitched voice)
Girl	(man or woman talking like a girl, in a high-pitched voice)
Mom	(a responsible-sounding person, if there is such a thing, hee hee! A soothing female voice)
Animals	(any number of animals, played by people who like to sing)
Chicken	(anyone comedic)
Dog	(sits there the whole time but says “woof” at the end…and says a few other things in this episode…)

Dog:	(comes out and sits there)
Boy:	(pops up with girl, they are playing and laughing and having a good time together) “Hey, you sure are a nice friend! I know a game we can play!”
Girl:	“Oh yeah? What game? I love games!”
Boy:	“How about a race!”
Girl:	“A race? That sounds fun! Bet I’ll beat ‘cha!”
Boy:	“I don’t know, I’m pretty fast!”
Girl:	“Let’s race over there to that tree, OK? On the count of three…ONE, TWO, THREE…GO!” (Boy and girl race to the other end of the stage)
Girl:	“Hey, it was a tie. You’re pretty fast. Let’s race again.”
Boy:	“OK, ready? ONE, TWO, THREE…GO!” (They both race to the other end of the stage)
Girl:	“Hey, a tie again! Let’s do it one more time. ONE, TWO, THREE…GO!” (They both race to the other side of the stage, but this time, the boy falls right in the middle of the stage, and hurts himself…lay puppet on top of stage horizontally…)
Boy:	“Oh! Ouch! Whaaaaaaa! Whaaaaa!”
Girl:	(Coming to boy’s rescue) “Oh no! What happened?”
Boy:	“I tripped and hurt my knee on that rock over there! Whaaaaa! Oh, it hurts!!!!!”
Girl:	(Doesn’t know what to do…) “Oh, ummm…Oh…I’m so SORRY!”
Boy:	(continues to cry) Boooo hooooo, look, I’m BLEEDING, ohhhhh…ohhhhh!”
Girl:	(all of a sudden gets a courageous spirit) “I’ll tell you what…you lay here up against this nice big rock, and I’ll go find your mommy so she can help you, OK?”
Boy:	(feeling like he’s being taken care of) “OK, that’s a good plan.”
Girl:	(helps him put his head on the rock) “Here you go, now just rest until I get back with your mommy.”
Boy:	“OK, I’ll wait right here.” (girl exits to go find his mommy)
Lion:	(pops up, sniffing around, mumbling to himself) “(Sniff, sniff)…hmmmm…now where’d you go…I can smell you…” (Then notices boy hurt and lying with his head on a rock) “Hey, little boy, what’s wrong?”
Boy:	“Oh, well, I just was playing with my friend and we were racing and I fell and scraped my leg on this rock and my friend went to get my mommy.”
Lion:	“Hmmmm…well, I’m so SORRY! Are you OK?”
Boy:	“I’ll be OK I think, but I want my mommy.”
Lion:	“Well, why don’t I sit here with you until she gets here. I was just looking for my friend…you know, that old man with the chicken. He was just here and then…he DISAPPEARED!”
Boy:	(amazed, thinks that’s cool) “Really? That’s pretty COOL!”
Lion:	“Yeah, but it’s not too cool if you’re trying to FIND him…” (pause)… “Ummm…are you COMFORTABLE, little boy…I mean…you have your head on that ROCK and it doesn’t look very…well, it doesn’t look…ummmm….very soft and fluffy. In fact, it kind of reminds me of a guy named Jacob…he had to sleep on a rock, too.”
Boy:	“Really? Why did Jacob have to sleep on a rock? Did he hurt his knee like I did?”
Lion:	(laughing) “No, no, he didn’t hurt his knee, but he thought some people might hurt HIM.”
Boy:	“Oh! Were they BAD people?”
Lion:	“Well…you see…Jacob kind of…played a TRICK on some people, and they were kinda mad at him, and he was afraid they might come get him, so he went to live somewhere else. And when he traveled, he had no place else to lie down, so he used a ROCK as his pillow.”
Boy:	(totally fascinated…) “Oh! What kind of TRICK did he play?”
Lion:	“Well, actually, he STOLE something from them.”
Boy:	(totally appauled) “Oh! My mommy told me that I shouldn’t steal because it’s not nice. What did he steal? A TOY? Because, you know, toys are pretty awesome. Or was it a blankie? Because, you know, I just love my blankie and I wouldn’t want anyone to steal it. What was it? Huh? C’mon, tell me!”
Lion:	“OK, OK, he stole…(pause)…a BLESSING!”
Boy:	“Oh, a BLESSING…(pause)…wait a minute, what’s a BLESSING?”
Lion:	“Well, in the old days when Jacob lived, the blessing was really IMPORTANT because it put you in charge.”
Boy:	“Oh, cool.”
Lion:	“Jacob tricked his father Isaac, who was blind. Jacob pretended to be his own BROTHER so that he could get the blessing from his dad. Jacob and his brother Esau were twins, you know.”
Boy:	“So Jacob pretended to be Esau?”
Lion:	“Yes, and his daddy Isaac gave JACOB the blessing instead of ESAU, because he thought Jacob WAS Esau. Jacob stole Esau’s blessing.”
Boy:	“So I guess Esau and Isaac were pretty mad.”
Lion:	“Yes, that’s why Jacob had to leave, and sleep with his head on a rock. And do you know what else?”
Boy:	“What?”
Lion:	“While Jacob was sleeping on the rock, he had a dream about a GOLDEN LADDER that led to heaven and there were angels on the ladder, and he could see GOD at the top.”
Boy:	“Well, what did God say?”
Lion:	“Well…come to think of it…GOD blessed Jacob too!”
Boy:	“Wow, this Jacob guy must have been pretty special. He got a lot of blessings.”
Lion:	“Oh, yes, he was special. He was Abraham’s grandson.”
Boy:	“Oh yeah! I remember Abraham! He’s the guy who looked at the stars in the sky and was patient with God to give him a son.”
Lion:	“Exactly! You’re pretty smart!”
Old Man:	(pops up) “What’s that you say? I’m smart? Why, thank you!”
Lion:	“Hey, there you are, old man! I was just talking to this boy who hurt himself. See his poor knee?”
Old Man:	(looks at boy’s knee) “Oh, MY! You’ve got quite a doozy there ‘lil fella! You’re poor, poor knee!”
Boy:	“Yeah, it hurts.”
Old Man:	“And I’m looking for my poor, poor CHICKEN! Has anyone seen my poor, poor chicken? (to audience) Have you seen my poor, poor chicken anyone? Anyone?”
Chicken:	(peeks out from behind the rock, just enough so the audience can see him, then goes back behind rock. Hopefully, the audience yells “chicken!”)
Old Man:	“What’s that? You see Clucky?”
Chicken:	(peeks out from behind the rock again, a little bit more this time. Audience yells “chicken” again)
Old Man:	“You DO? You know where my POOR, LOST, little Clucky is?”
Chicken:	(pops up from behind rock and goes crazy) “Bock, bock, bock-ahhhh! Bock, bock, bock, bock-ahhhh-bock!”
Old Man:	“Hey, you were behind the rock all along. Oh my sweet Clucky!” (they hug)
Animals:	(pop up and sing) “What a blessing…a blessing from God!” (pop back down)
Old Man:	“Yes, you’re right angels, Clucky sure is a blessing from God!”
Boy::	(to lion) “So, what ever happened to Jacob and Esau?”
Lion:	“Well, they became friends again.”
Boy:	“Oh, that’s good. So Jacob didn’t have to sleep on a rock again?”
Lion:	“Nope.”
Boy:	“Gee, I’d sure like to have a blessing from God. That would be cool.”
Lion:	“Young man, if you want God to bless you in your life, you need to obey his COMMANDMENTS.”
Boy:	“You mean, like, everything that God says in the Bible?”
Lion:	“Yes, that’s right.”
Boy:	“Wow, THEN will God give me a GOLDEN LADDER that leads to heaven?”
Lion:	“Ummmmmm….NO. But he will let you enjoy a LONG LIFE on the earth, that’s his promise, and his blessing to all of us who obey him.”
Boy:	“Yeah, I’d like to live a long time…if only my knee would stop hurting.”
Mom:	(pops up with girl and rushes to boy’s side) “Oh, honey! Oh baby, I’m so sorry you got hurt! Let me see your knee.” (looks at it) “Well, let’s get you home now.” (Helps boy walk across stage)
Girl:	“I’ll come with you, I should go home too.”
Mom:	“OK, Suzie, I’ll give you a ride home. Thanks for coming to get me when Frankie got hurt. You’re a sweet girl.”
Girl:	“You’re welcome.” (Mom, girl and boy exit)
Lion:	(looking at them leave) “Wow, now that’s a REAL blessing.”
Old Man:	“What?”
Lion:	“That mom. She’s a REAL, LIVE blessing to that boy.”
Old Man:	“Yeah, and he’s a REAL, LIVE blessing to her too.”
Animals:	(pop up and sing) “What a blessing…a blessing from God!” (pop back down)
Dog:	“Woof, woof…BLESSING…woof! BLESSING, BLESSING, BLESSING, woof!”
Old Man:	“Ah, that ol’ dog gets to be a better talker every day, doesn’t he?”
Lion:	“Yeah, he SURE does! That’s incredible!”
Old Man:	“Well, gotta get Clucky back to the Mrs., y’all! Will you come back next time? (audience says yes) Bye-bye everyone! Bye-bye!”
Lion:	“Bye-bye everyone! See you next time!”